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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) a worldwide crisis for healthcare delivery by pr... more According to the World Health Organization (WHO) a worldwide crisis for healthcare delivery by professionally educated nurses is threatening to topple recent progress towards increasing longevity and quality of life. Sigma Theta Tau (STT) concurs and states that a crisis exists in countries of affluence as well as those of the Third World. In recent years, quality of life has improved for most countries as evidenced by a declining mortality and fertility rates with an increase in longevity. However, as noted by the United Nations and other organizations with an interest in global health, this trend is slowing and may begin to reverse if the issue of adequate numbers of professionally educated nurses in all countries is not addressed. This paper discusses the impact that a declining number of educated nursing professionals in a community will have on the population served. Also, societal shifts occurring, especially migration, and the impact on society and indicators that point to an increase in declining numbers in the nursing profession and how this will affect global health will be discussed. Recommendations for corrective measures by leaders in world health such as the WHO, STT, and Pan American Health Organization will be included in the final analysis.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) a worldwide crisis for healthcare delivery by pr... more According to the World Health Organization (WHO) a worldwide crisis for healthcare delivery by professionally educated nurses is threatening to topple recent progress towards increasing longevity and quality of life. Sigma Theta Tau (STT) concurs and states that a crisis exists in countries of affluence as well as those of the Third World. In recent years, quality of life has improved for most countries as evidenced by a declining mortality and fertility rates with an increase in longevity. However, as noted by the United Nations and other organizations with an interest in global health, this trend is slowing and may begin to reverse if the issue of adequate numbers of professionally educated nurses in all countries is not addressed. This paper discusses the impact that a declining number of educated nursing professionals in a community will have on the population served. Also, societal shifts occurring, especially migration, and the impact on society and indicators that point to an increase in declining numbers in the nursing profession and how this will affect global health will be discussed. Recommendations for corrective measures by leaders in world health such as the WHO, STT, and Pan American Health Organization will be included in the final analysis.